1937:. The peak level of cargo carried was in 1838 at 138,403 tons resulting in over £17,000 of tolls being paid. Cargoes of over 100,000 tons were common until the 1870s when the decline in output of coal from the various Somerset coalpits, along with competition from the railways, dramatically reduced the canal's profitability. When the main pump at Dunkerton failed it was not replaced and there was not sufficient water for continual operation of the locks. The canal went into liquidation in 1894; it closed in 1898 and was finally abandoned in 1904 when it was sold to the Great Western Railway for £2,000, and used as a branch of the Bristol and North Somerset Railway. The closure caused problems across the Somerset coalfield especially to the pits along the Paulton branch, which had relied on the canal for transportation.
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section of the canal was completed on Monday 1 October 1798; the first load of coal carried on the canal was delivered to Bath via
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to Dundas is being explored. Four locks on the original canal route at Combe Hay have been buried; one by a 20-foot (6 m) railway embankment, and three overfilled by 10 to 20 feet (3–6 m) with building waste since the 1960s. It may no longer be feasible to reinstate the original locks 16, 17, 18 and 19 structures for this section.
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three locks and an inclined plane trackway, but the trackway was not successful either, and the company proposed to raise more money to finance the building of a flight of 19 locks to replace it, the use of which would incur an additional toll of one shilling per ton on all traffic. This was vigorously opposed by the owners of the
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travelling through the series of locks (22 of them each 6 ft (1.8 m) deep) with a 25-ton load of coal caused 85 tons of water to be discharged into the brook below the locks. As a result, the canal was designed with all 22 locks in one flight near Combe Hay and a pumping engine to
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Excavations began in May 2014 at
Terminus Bridge; the abutments were found to be in poor condition; an earth bund between the abutments carried the public footpath and stopped the water draining from the Paulton and Timsbury Basins. A new earth bund was installed about 25 m (27 yd) west of
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Paulton Basin. This drydock appears to be the largest drydock anywhere on the canal system in England, being about 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and 83 feet (25 m) long, large enough for three full-length narrowboats to be
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The route of the canal lies in a largely agricultural area, dotted with small villages linked by minor roads. Several stretches of the
Paulton and Timsbury basins branch are easily visible, and various stretches and features were surveyed in 2014. Full restoration of the entire length from Paulton
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was built in 1831. Boats were floated into a one-ended lock, the gate closed and the water drained. This left the boat resting on a cradle suspended by angled rods attached to a beam which took the weight of the boat. One-pound weights were then added to a pan, with one pound being equivalent to one
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of goods through the lock in 12 hrs". Tenders were invited on 28 June for further constructions. Two more attempts to use the lock took place on 11 April and 2 May, but only the latter was successful. By 22 August 1799 the second rebuilding of the caisson had been abandoned. It was replaced by
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Goosehard (or Gooseyard) near Paulton to Hopyard in the parish of Camerton. In June 1795 a contractor, Houghton & Son from Shropshire, started the terminus at Paulton meadows using local labour. This first
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through which the canal was cut. Smith became
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During excavations a drainage culvert was discovered about 20 m (22 yd) west of
Terminus bridge. Work resumed in September and November 2014 to batter and reshape the canal embankments. Excess topsoil was removed and the towpath reinstated on the stretch to the east from Terminus bridge
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September 2014, restoration work began on the canal section from Paulton to Radford, with the aim of restoring the entire canal to navigation in the future. The largest canal drydock in England has been revealed at Paulton; culverts and bridges nearby are being reinstated or rebuilt; and about
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At Upper
Midford the canal is blocked entirely at the accommodation bridge by the 40-foot (12 m) high embankment of the railway that crosses it. Most of the canal features along the entire route are on private land but the towpath survives in places as a right of way, while the later railway
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When the Radstock branch was constructed, it was intended to link it to the main line of the Paulton branch at Midford, which was at a lower level at this point. The Lock Fund created in 1802 was to have paid for the construction of the locks, but because there was little regular traffic on the
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By the 1880s, coal production declined as the various pits either ran out of coal or were flooded and then closed. In 1896 the main pump at Dunkerton, which maintained the canal water level, failed. The resultant lowering in level meant that only small loads could be transported, which reduced
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The canal has been studied for many years with exploration and restoration work being undertaken in Wellow and elsewhere. Particular effort, so far unsuccessful, has been put into trying to find the site of the second and third caisson locks at Combe Hay. In October 2006 a grant of £20,000 was
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On the northern side of Timsbury basin was the terminus for the tramroads which served Old Grove, Prior's, Tyning and Hayeswood pits, with a branch line to Amesbury and Mearns pits. Parts of this line were still in use in 1873, probably all carrying horse-drawn wagons of coal. Tramroads on the
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Fractions of a Mile to pay for Half a Mile, and of a Ton as a Quarter of a Ton; Rates for Wharfage to be determined by the Company. In addition to the above Rates, One Shilling per Ton is paid on all Goods to the Lock Fund, which also receives Three Farthings per Ton from the Coal Canal
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for about 200 m (220 yd). On the same stretch a retaining wall was discovered in the south embankment continuing for about 100 m (110 yd), possibly built as a repair to a weak section of canal banking. Vertical infills of white clay have been used along this wall.
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An Act for enabling the Company of Proprietors of the Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation, to vary and alter the Lines of the said Canal; to raise Money for completing the said Canal and Works; and to alter and amend the Powers and Provisions the several Acts passed for making the said
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14 Jun 1798 Travel: Somerset coal canal – caisson cisterns to be formed at Combe Hay & nr. Midford. Sealed proposals reqd. on embanking & excavation with the masonry; or each separately – send to sub-committee, Waldegrave Arms, Radstock 20 Jul Plans & specs. on
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The drainage culvert at the southeast corner of the drydock was rebuilt in December 2013, and the drydock itself completely excavated in April 2014. The entrance to the drydock, at the western end, was surmounted by a bridge, partially demolished in 2002 but rebuilt during 2014.
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southern side of the Paulton basin served Brittens, Littleborrok, Paulton Ham, Paulton Hill, Simons Hill terminating at Salisbury Colliery. In addition the Paulton Foundry used this line. The entire line was disused by 1871 as were the collieries it served.
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An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal, with certain Railways, and Stone roads, from several Collieries, in the county of Somerset, to communicate with the intended Kennet and Avon Canal, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of
510:. c. 86), entitled "An Act for making and maintaining a navigable Canal, with certain Railways and Stone Roads, from several Collieries in the county of Somerset, to communicate with the intended Kennet and Avon Canal, in the parish of
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768:(112 pounds or 51 kilograms), until the system was in equilibrium, then the weight was recorded. The weigh house at Midford was one of only four known to have been built in England and Wales.
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was not a success: on 15 February 1798 the first descent failed. Mr Weldon (the inventor) made one successful descent on 7 June and said "I will undertake to pass 1,500
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who presented the report on 14 October 1793 estimating the cost of construction of the canal at £80,000. Smith, who also worked at the Mearns Pit at
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The Timsbury Book – Timsbury & the Somersetshire coal canal
3710:"Remains of the Basin at the bottom of the Inclined Plane (1320442)"
3456:"Image: Constructing the Camerton to Limpley Stoke Railway, Midford"
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Internal view of spillway drain about 66 feet (20 m) in length
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to provide advice when repairs became necessary to the canal bed.
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3538:"Boats to use coal canal in Paulton for the first time 117 years"
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Transport & Industrial Development in the Somerset Coalfield
3262:. Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Archived from
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Download a detailed route map of the Somersetshire Coal Canal
3286:"History of the Caisson Lock on the Somersetshire Coal Canal"
2966:(online ed.). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
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The Somersetshire Coal Canal Rediscovered: A Walker's Guide
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Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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3828:. Timsbury: Timsbury Parish Council Millennium Committee.
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to Camerton, running alongside the canal for the last
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who had successfully installed inclined planes at the
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Torrens, H. S. (2004). "Smith, William (1769–1839)".
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For all Stones, Tiles, Bricks, Slate, Timber, &c
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3567:Midsomer Norton, Radstock & District Journal
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3346:"Paulton conservation area character appraisal"
2138:s:Bath Georgian Newspaper - Somerset Coal Canal
2213:The first railway to affect the canal was the
704:For all Cattle, Sheep, Swine and other Beasts
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2025:Data from Jim Shead's Waterways Information.
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3099:Coysh, A.W.; Mason, E.J.; Waite, V. (1977).
2643:Junction of branches and tramway connection
630:Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation Act 1802
533:Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation Act 1802
4419:Industrial archaeological sites in Somerset
3563:"Local Canal to reopen in Big History Year"
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3760:The Somersetshire Coal Canal and Railways
3400:Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (June 1996).
3131:. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. p. 15.
2908:The Somersetshire Coal Canal and Railways
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728:For every Cow or other Neat Cattle ditto
3850:Somersetshire Coal Canal Society website
3377:On the Trail of The Titfield Thunderbolt
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2963:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2958:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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3619:"Grant unlocks Canal's secret history"
3426:"Area 12 Cam and Wellow Brook Valleys"
3290:The Somersetshire Coal Canal (Society)
3205:Down, C.G.; Warrington, A. J. (2005).
2397:Bath & North East Somerset Council
4258:Thorne and Hatfield Moors Peat Canals
3796:Halse, Roger; Castens, Simon (2000).
3350:Bath and North East Somerset Planning
3240:from the original on 15 December 2007
3207:The history of the Somerset coalfield
3080:from the original on 15 December 2007
3025:from the original on 20 February 2012
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2881:Halse, Roger; Castens, Simon (2000).
2847:from the original on 29 November 2014
598:Text of statute as originally enacted
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4330:Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal
3855:Richard Stevens site about the canal
3599:from the original on 12 October 2015
3154:Colliers Way: The Somerset Coalfield
2159:, referred to locally as "The Batch"
2070:It was temporarily replaced with an
4103:Ivelchester and Langport Navigation
2939:, (2001), New York: HarperCollins,
2910:. Newton Abbot: David and Charles.
2819:. Chichester: Phillimore & Co.
2797:History of the British canal system
2733:Junction with Kennet and Avon Canal
2378:Grant to study history of the canal
2136:For further Newspaper articles see
272:. From Midford an arm also ran via
3779:Collieries of Somerset and Bristol
3715:National Heritage List for England
3684:National Heritage List for England
3649:"Canal lock restoration under way"
2252:Bristol and North Somerset Railway
2215:Bristol and North Somerset Railway
745:For Sheep, Swine and Calves ditto
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3573:from the original on 4 March 2016
3484:from the original on 5 March 2016
3019:Jim Shead's Waterways Information
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502:Somersetshire Coal Canal Act 1794
429:Somersetshire Coal Canal Act 1794
308:Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
88:7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
3015:"History of Somerset Coal Canal"
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4208:Salisbury and Southampton Canal
3934:waterways of the United Kingdom
3595:. Somerset Coal Canal Society.
3536:Norbury, S. G. (17 June 2015).
2843:. Somerset Coal Canal Society.
2401:Avon Industrial Buildings Trust
2114:1796 (uncovered in 2009–10) at
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3679:"Flight of 10 locks (1115372)"
2029:Combe Hay and the caisson lock
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61:Map of the Somerset Coal Canal
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4123:Liskeard and Looe Union Canal
3209:. Radstock: Radstock Museum.
3127:; Van Emden, Richard (2007).
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4404:Bath and North East Somerset
4138:Mersey and Irwell Navigation
2980:UK public library membership
2411:Route and points of interest
2357:worked on at the same time.
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4371:Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal
4238:Stourbridge Extension Canal
3781:. Landmark Publishing Ltd.
3320:Aspects of Somerset History
3316:"Canals and Canal projects"
3103:. London: Robert Hale Ltd.
2448:GPX (secondary coordinates)
2352:Paulton and Timsbury basins
2219:Somerset and Dorset Railway
2143:Paulton and Timsbury basins
1810:Withy Mills Colliery Wharf
1259:
667:For all Coal, Coke, &c
447:Parliament of Great Britain
287:A feature of the canal was
4445:
4198:Runcorn to Latchford Canal
4128:London to Portsmouth canal
3800:. Bath: Millstream Books.
3743:. Bath: Millstream Books.
3230:Priestley, Joseph (1831).
3070:Priestley, Joseph (1831).
2885:. Bath: Millstream Books.
2250:built a railway line (the
2032:
1710:Dunkerton Little Aqueduct
1349:Stoney Littleton Aqueduct
526:United Kingdom legislation
422:United Kingdom legislation
77:(Length of Paulton branch)
27:Canal in Somerset, England
4043:Dorset and Somerset Canal
3260:"The Somerset Coal Canal"
3048:The Wilts and Berks Canal
2906:Clew, Kenneth R. (1970).
2468:(Links to map resources)
2443:GPX (primary coordinates)
2418:Map all coordinates using
2043:Operation of caisson lock
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4193:Runcorn and Weston Canal
4088:Hollingwood Common Canal
3758:Clew, Kenneth R (1970).
3177:Russell, Ronald (1991).
2815:Dunning, Robert (1983).
2426:Download coordinates as:
2269:The Titfield Thunderbolt
1770:Camerton Colliery Wharf
1065:Toll point (weigh house)
222:Somersetshire Coal Canal
117:Somersetshire Coal Canal
18:Somersetshire Coal Canal
4223:Sir John Glynne's Canal
3815:Handley, Chris (2006).
3777:Cornwell, John (2005).
3375:Castens, Simon (2002).
3181:. David & Charles.
3152:Collier, Peter (1986).
3129:The Last Fighting Tommy
2792:Canals of Great Britain
2287:National Cycle Route 24
1950:Engineers and surveyors
1790:Radford Colliery Wharf
1690:Dunkerton Big Aqueduct
966:Limpley Stoke moorings
645:Somerset Coal Canal at
415:next to Caisson House,
383:under the direction of
3978:Beat Bank Branch Canal
3824:Chapman, Mike (2000).
3739:Allsop, Niall (1993).
3504:"Bristol and Somerset"
3462:. 1908. Archived from
3430:BANES Rural Landscapes
2972:10.1093/ref:odnb/25932
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4429:Canals opened in 1805
4183:Rochdale Branch Canal
4143:Newport Pagnell Canal
4038:Donnington Wood Canal
4028:Dearne and Dove Canal
3762:. Bran's Head Books.
3379:. Thunderbolt Books.
2817:A History of Somerset
2770:United Kingdom portal
2699:Kennet and Avon Canal
2589:Site of caisson lock
2438:GPX (all coordinates)
2393:Heritage Lottery Fund
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2306:Kennet and Avon Canal
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2248:Great Western Railway
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683:d per Ton, per Mile.
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620:Kennet and Avon Canal
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393:stratification theory
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264:. This link gave the
262:Kennet and Avon Canal
209:Kennet and Avon Canal
46:Disused locks at the
4366:Glamorganshire Canal
4325:Forth and Cart Canal
4173:River Sow Navigation
4083:Heywood Branch Canal
3623:BANES News Inform 32
3356:on 18 September 2010
2676:Junction of branches
712:For all other Goods
260:where it joined the
4414:History of Somerset
4315:Aberdeenshire Canal
4228:Somerset Coal Canal
3884: /
3466:on 22 January 2014.
3436:on 26 November 2005
3404:. Middleton Press.
3266:on 14 November 2006
3156:. Ex Libris Press.
3046:L. J. Dalby (2000)
2717: /
2660: /
2622:Site of Caison lock
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1941:The Radstock branch
1623:Combe Hay Aqueduct
1089: B3110
1033:Tucking Mill Wharf
801:Somerset Coal Canal
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365:Monmouthshire Canal
280:, with a tunnel at
218:Somerset Coal Canal
35:Somerset Coal Canal
4424:Somerset coalfield
4409:Canals in Somerset
4063:Grand Surrey Canal
4048:Douglas Navigation
3653:BBC News, Somerset
3296:on 11 October 2006
2391:obtained from the
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266:Somerset coalfield
136:Construction began
122:Principal engineer
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4098:Itchen Navigation
4068:Greasbrough Canal
4058:Glastonbury Canal
4018:Coombe Hill Canal
3542:Somerset Guardian
3514:on 18 August 2006
3179:The Country Canal
3163:978-0-948578-05-2
3138:978-0-7475-9115-3
3050:, Oakwood Press,
2978:(Subscription or
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2535:Site of aqueduct
2313:Restoration works
2080:Peak Forest Canal
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1643:Combe Hay Tunnel
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707:4d ditto. ditto.
699:3d ditto. ditto.
691:4d ditto. ditto.
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539:Act of Parliament
496:act of Parliament
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435:Act of Parliament
401:geological strata
395:by observing the
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144:Date of first use
104:Under restoration
16:(Redirected from
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4345:Stevenston Canal
4335:Inverarnan Canal
4287:Northern Ireland
4218:Shropshire Canal
4213:Shrewsbury Canal
4133:Louth Navigation
4113:Leominster Canal
4093:Horncastle Canal
3983:Blyth Navigation
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4278:Wombridge Canal
4263:Ulverston Canal
4253:Tavistock Canal
4243:Stockport Canal
4203:St Columb Canal
4158:Pidcock's Canal
4073:Grosvenor Canal
3973:Baybridge Canal
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1992:Benjamin Outram
1987:John Hodgkinson
1962:, 1810, by Sir
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